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Waiting

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Ratzingerplatz, Munich

The contrast between the heavy concrete beams and the diminuitive frame of the waiting person made me raise the camera to the eye. Otherwise it was cold enough to seek shelter in the subway staircase until the bus finally arrived.

My Kind Of Office

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Salzburg, Austria

An office space with continuous Segafredo flow – what a treat! Reality is less attractive, as the word ‘segalicious’ has found its way into the Austrian language (at least the part that is used by the youth). The predecessor of this location did wear the name ‘Zebra’ – much too old-fashioned for today’s bars and…

Christmas Salute

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Tradition has it that on Christmas Eve, the first christmas holiday, new year’s evening and new year’s day itself the self-appointed royalist mountaineering riflemen vulgo “Gebirgsschützen” fire salute rounds (“Böller”) from special ultralarge calibre pistols called “Stutzen”. As so many traditions this one too most probably has its origins in pagan times, when the ghosts…

Happy Christmas And Peace To All Mankind

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Ägidikirche, Bad Reichenhall

My sincerest wishes for a thoroughly Happy Christmas are with all of you, dear readers, and I connect with them the hope for a more peaceful future. The last weeks, days, were filled with too many news of bloodshed, atrocities, cruelties, murderous attempts, so that it’s difficult to remember the bright and hopeful days we…